Why are some of the faces of the thieves blurred but some aren't?
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/21/viral-g...
He paid his friends (&friends of friends) to host the package, to compensate them for having to bring it in every night, charge it, and replace it. Unbeknownst to him, a friend-of-a-friend faked some of the thefts - I think potentially for additional compensation, but I'm not sure if that was the right motive.
I thought he handled it honestly and professionally - people noticed something off in the video, shared their data, he investigated, concluded what happened, edited the video to remove those thefts, and added an apology upfront.
https://twitter.com/markrober/status/1075767629703372800?lan...
He came out and revealed this, as well as cutting the questionable footage from his video. That seems to me like an honest mistake and not intentionally misleading.
At this point, it's up to the reader to decide what they want to believe.
Whether it's staged or not, the package (glitterbomb) itself is rather interesting from an engineering aspect, as are the rest of his videos. They are all entertaining and educational, so I'm rather ok with staged porch pirates purely on the entertainment value, and given what passes for "Reality TV" anymore, I'm willing to bet it's less scripted than most of that anyways.
I've also seen his other videos and know him indirectly (a personal friend worked with him at NASA) and know he's competent.
If your talking about the build quality, that's all possible at hobbyist levels of skill. And doubly so for someone who's a professional engineer.
PCB design and fabrication like that is rather inexpensive now, and plenty of free & open source software is available to design board like that. I've done it in college, at a past employer, and for personal projects.
The case? 3D printing has come a long way, and if you look closely, it's almost certainly printed given the visible layer lines.
I don't know why you seemed determined to shoot down this video, but whatever. Perhaps you've been bit by a glitter bomb and are vehemently opposed to them. Anyways, I'm done with this discussion.